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Patented 'Aug.:i1,1943` l um.) STATES nam-tm@ SUG'rIoN CLEANER- ,Y Charles GQ 'IroxlerQNorth Canton. Ohio. assi/snor" i f a corporation o"f-hioY l Application December 23, 1940. sensu No. 271,290

\ H2 claims.l l(clone- 13) `The present invention relates to suotcm` clean.-

\ kers in seneral and more particularly to .new and novel improvementsv in handle cohtructions for suction cleaners. More specifically the invention comprises a hand grip construction which sup-` ports a switch and means for actuating a handlecontrol mechanism.

It is an object ofthe present invention to proi vide a new and improved hand grip for a suction cleaner handle. Another object is to provide a hollow hand grip construction formed from a U- shaped member and a cover plate. A further object is to provide a hand grip construction wherev in the `U-shaped member and cover plate cooperate to rotatably support a nger operated lever to actuate a handle control mechanism. 'Ihese and other objects of the invention will be apparthe drawing comprises a suction cleaner having a main casing I0 supporting a motor housing I I. Within the casing I0 is provided a nozzle, a fan chamber and an exhaust outlet, all operatively connected in a manner well known in the art. An unshown motor is positioned within the housing IIIand drives a suction-creating fan within the fan chamber to remove dirt from the surface being cleaned andexhaust the dirt into a filter bag I2 attached to the exhaust outlet. The cleaner is supported on front and rear wheels I3 and I4, respectively.

` l Pivotally mounted on the casing II) is a handle socket I5 for removably supporting a handle I6.

Thehandle comprises an elongated hollow rne-` tallic tube I1 provided atits upper end with a 'I'he `hand grip is formed from a substantially U-shaped metal insert 8 having its bight portion I9 forming a continuation of `the top of the hollow handle I1 and having depending side walls 29 and 2| which define an elongated cpen mouth at the under side of the hand This opening is closed by a removable cover plate 22 formed from a plastic or other electric insulating material. The U-shaped metal insert is also. provided with an exterior coating of plastic or other insulating material.

The u-shaped metal hand grip s is rigidly attached to the upper end ofthe tubularhandle I1 grip Y to Thelloover Company, North Canton, Ohio,

by meansof rivets 25, only one of which is shown. The top wall I9 of Ihe-metal hand grip is `provided with sectionsY 2i and 21 partially-punched out from the majorportion of the topwall I9 toform pairs of seats y9,. 9 .and 29,29, respectively. Welded on to the section 26 is a bracket 30 having a. platform surface 3| and feet 32, 32 which bear against the seats 9, 9 to form a good anchorage for the bracket. Another bracket 33 is Welded to the section 21 and is provided with a platform surface 34 and feet 35, 35 which abut the seats 29, 29 to position the bracket during the welding process and aid in anchoring itin position.

In attaching the hand grip cover plate 22 to 1 The hollow interior of thehand grip accommodates and supports a switch 40 and a mechanism for actuating a handle control device. The actuating mechanism comprises an elongated metal bar `4I which is slidably supported in channels 42 in the arms 44 of the bracket33. A

lever 45 is pivotally supported in a recessed portion 46 of the bracket 33 and a cooperating recess 41 in the hand grip cover plate 22. `One end 48 of the lever 45 is connected to the elongated bar 4I and the opposite end 49 is adapted to be manipulated bythe hand of the operator to actuate .the handle control mechanism indicated generally at 50, whereby the handle may be moved to different positions.

The switch 40 is also supported in the U- shaped metal member 8`by resting against the cover plate 22 and a. rubber washer 5| seated about a projection 52 in the top Wall I9 of the metal member 8. `An opening 55 is provided in the cover plate 22` through which the switch lever 56 projects to the under side of the handle. Electric conductors 51 extend from the switch 40 downwardly in the handle to the unshown motor.

Also supported by the hand grip cover plate 22 is a strain relief member 60 for an electric cord which is connectible to asource of current. The strain relief member 60`includes a sleeve portion 6I which projects through an opening in the hand grip cover -plate and is channeled at 62 to receive tines 63 of an angle shaped forked member 64 which rests against the inner surface of the hand grip cover plate to hold the strain relief member against displacement, The forked member 64 has a shoulder` 65 at one end which From the foregoing it Will be perceived that 10 the handle control actuating mechanism is completely supported between two separable parts of the hand grip, and that the cord strain re` lief member 60 is also held inposition between the two separable parts of the hand grip.

I claim:

l l. In a suction cleaner, a handle pivotally mounted on the body of said cleaner, handle control means including a rodv slidably mounted in said handle for controlling the positions of said handle relative to the cleaner body, a hand grip at the upper end of said handle and comprising a substantially U-shaped member having a cavity and an open mouth, a bracket in said cavity mounted on saidU-shaped member for slidably supporting said rod, a removable cover for closing said open mouth, means for actuating said rod, a recessl on said bracket means, a recess in said cover cooperating with said rstmentioned recess to provide a walled chamber for pivotally supporting said actuating means.

2. In a suction cleaner, a cleaner body, a handle pivotally mounted on said body, handle control meansfor controlling the positions of said handle relative to the cleaner body, means for actuating said control means, a hand grip formed in cooperating sections attached to the uppereend of said handle, means on one of said hand grip sections defining a substantially semi-circular recess, another of said hand grip Vsections having a` substantially semi-circular recess cooperating With said iirst mentioned recess to provide an annular walled chamberv to pivotally support said actua-ting means, said semi-circular recess being at the meeting surfaces of said hand grip sections to form said annular vvalled chamber transversely of said hand grip at said meeting surfaces.

CHARLES G. TROXLER. 

